playoff contender

Danish translation: tophold

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English term or phrase:playoff contender
Danish translation:tophold
Entered by: aha

11:34 Nov 15, 2006
English to Danish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: playoff contender
Jeg tror det er et baseball-udtryk, og jeg forstår godt meningen, men kan ikke finde ud af at omsætte det til brugbart dansk i sammenhængen. Det handler om at få folk til at yde mere på jobbet:

"Surround yourself with mediocrity, and it becomes harder to give 100 percent. In professional sports, there are many examples of athletes who struggle while playing for a last-place team only to bounce back when they’re traded to a *playoff contender*. The fact that they’re suddenly surrounded by a coach and teammates who expect and demand superior performance causes them to dig within themselves and produce better results."

På forhånd tak!
aha
Denmark
Local time: 09:52
tophold
Explanation:
Ville i denne situation holde det så simpelt som muligt. Mener ikke at der er nogen grund til at tale om slutspil/play-offs her.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-11-15 14:38:17 GMT)
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De fleste danskere vil (efter min mening) først og fremmest associere ovennævnte tekst med fodbold, og da der ikke er noget slutspil i de fleste fodboldligaer, bliver det lidt tvetydigt.
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Derringdo
Bulgaria
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Tak. Simpelt er godt.
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5tophold
Derringdo
5finaledeltager
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
3slutspiller
Lingua Danica


  

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slutspiller


Explanation:
Slutspiller/kandidat til slutspillet
I denne kontekst kan det betones som
"en rigtig slutspiller" eller "en udfordrer slutspillet"


Lingua Danica
Denmark
Local time: 09:52
Native speaker of: Danish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tophold


Explanation:
Ville i denne situation holde det så simpelt som muligt. Mener ikke at der er nogen grund til at tale om slutspil/play-offs her.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-11-15 14:38:17 GMT)
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De fleste danskere vil (efter min mening) først og fremmest associere ovennævnte tekst med fodbold, og da der ikke er noget slutspil i de fleste fodboldligaer, bliver det lidt tvetydigt.

Derringdo
Bulgaria
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in DanishDanish
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Tak. Simpelt er godt.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
finaledeltager


Explanation:
http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/EHF_Champions_League

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 01:52
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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